Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests fire managers remain focused on applying prescribed fire to the landscape to reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health as the conditions allow. This week managers postponed the Mud Springs prescribed fire, slated for Wednesday, Oct. 25, due to conditions that were outside the burn plan prescription. Mud Springs could begin next week.
In the meantime, fire managers plan to begin the Little Prescribed Fire on the Alpine Ranger District starting October 29. The project area involves 2,445 acres and is 1 mile east of Alpine, north of Luna Lake....